The air combats over Malta 1942 were the most arduous for British Commonwealth fighter pilots in World War 2. Only 60 miles (100 km) from Sicily and 1,000 miles from Gibraltar or Egypt. Many Australian pilots served flying Spitfires over Malta.

This comprehensive volume from an experienced author documents all known aircraft crash sites in and around the Maltese Islands, and provides the circumstances of each loss related in detail with accounts from both sides. In Germany especially there are many still unaware of the fate of family members who never returned after the Second World War, this book reveals what happened to some who even today are still officially listed as ‘missing’.